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SUBTRACTION STORIeS

example 1: Priya has 15 kites and Saransh has 11 kites. Who has more kites and

by how many?

Solution: Priya has 15 kites. Saransh has 11 kites.
We first compare 15 and 11.

Clearly 15 > 11, so Priya has more kites. t O

Now, we find the difference. 1 5
15 – 11 = 4 kites – 1 1

So, Priya has 4 more kites than Saransh. 4

example 2: There are 52 seats in a bus. 35 passengers are sitting in the bus. How
many seats are vacant?
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Solution: To find the number of vacant seats in t 12
4
the bus, we subtract 35 from 52. So, 5 2
52 – 35 = 17 seats – 3 5
So, 17 seats are vacant in the bus. 1 7

Practice Time 3G

Study the story sums and solve them.

1. There are 29 balls in the big box and 14 in the t O

small box. How many more balls are there in
the big box than the small box? –

Answer: __________________

2. There are 26 students in a section of class 2. t O

15 of them like cartoon shows. How many

students do not like cartoon shows? –
Answer: ________________________

3. There are 28 books on a shelf. 9 of them are t O
storybooks. How many are other types of

books? –

Answer: __________________

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